André Kertész

(American/Hungarian, 1894–1985)

André Kertész was a Hungarian photographer who emerged as one of the most influential practitioners of the medium. Prizing emotional impact over technique, he famously remarked, “I just walk around, observing the subject from various angles until the picture elements arrange themselves into a composition that pleases my eye.” Kertész remains best known for his contributions to photojournalism, employing distinctively dynamic compositions throughout his influential photo essays. He notably maintained a palpable empathy for his subjects, setting aside political or social biases regardless of who he was photographing. Born Kertész Andor on July 2, 1894 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary, he came from a Jewish middle-class background. Though his family expected him to pursue a career in business, he eventually moved to Paris and fell with its bohemian culture. Throughout the mid-1920s, he met Piet Mondrian, Sergei Eisenstein, and many of the Dadaists. Kertész eventually fled France and its growing Jewish persecutions, and emigrated to the United States where he went on to work for magazines such as Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, and House & Garden, as well as mounting solo shows at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1946 and at The Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1964. Kertész died on September 25, 1985 in New York, NY.

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Wandering violinist, 1921

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Wandering violinist, 1921

Sale Date: May 9, 2003

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Bocskay Tér, Budapest, 1914

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Bocskay Tér, Budapest, 1914

Sale Date: February 15, 2005

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Untitled (Hungary), 1918

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Untitled (Hungary), 1918

Sale Date: February 15, 2005

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Selected images (7 works), 1970–1979

André Kertész

Selected images (7 works), 1970–1979

Sale Date: February 15, 2005

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Melancholic Tulip, 1939

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Melancholic Tulip, 1939

Sale Date: February 15, 2005

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Mondrian's Pipe and Glasses, 1928

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Mondrian's Pipe and Glasses, 1928

Sale Date: February 15, 2005

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Péniche in the Fog, Paris, 1929

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Péniche in the Fog, Paris, 1929

Sale Date: February 15, 2005

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Window, Paris, 1928

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Window, Paris, 1928

Sale Date: February 15, 2005

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Washington Square Park, 1954

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Washington Square Park, 1954

Sale Date: February 15, 2005

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Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1967

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Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1967

Sale Date: February 15, 2005

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Detroit, 1957

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Detroit, 1957

Sale Date: February 14, 2005

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Disappearing act, 1955

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Disappearing act, 1955

Sale Date: February 14, 2005

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Hungarian Memory (portfolio of 15,..., 1914–1924

André Kertész

Hungarian Memory (portfolio of 15,..., 1914–1924

Sale Date: February 14, 2005

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Still life, New York (+ another; 2 works), 1979

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Still life, New York (+ another; 2 works), 1979

Sale Date: January 26, 2005

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Carrefour, Blois, 1930

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Carrefour, Blois, 1930

Sale Date: December 7, 2004

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Man urinating, Paris, 1928

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Man urinating, Paris, 1928

Sale Date: December 7, 2004

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Chairs, 1927

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Chairs, 1927

Sale Date: December 7, 2004

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March 31 - 1973, 1973

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March 31 - 1973, 1973

Sale Date: November 25, 2004

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Distortion no. 40, 1933

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Distortion no. 40, 1933

Sale Date: November 25, 2004

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Magda Förstner in der Tür zu Etienne Beöthys , 1926

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Magda Förstner in der Tür zu Etienne Beöthys , 1926

Sale Date: November 25, 2004

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Satyric Dancer, 1926

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Satyric Dancer, 1926

Sale Date: November 25, 2004

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Two men at a monument (2 works), 1925–1936

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Two men at a monument (2 works), 1925–1936

Sale Date: November 18, 2004

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Landing pigeon, New York, 1960

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Landing pigeon, New York, 1960

Sale Date: November 18, 2004

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Untitled (Study of machinery), 1925–1936

André Kertész

Untitled (Study of machinery), 1925–1936

Sale Date: November 18, 2004

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